LAMPEDUSA, Italy, Oct 06, (AFP) – Italy said on Sunday it would triple space in refugee centres to cope with the influx of asylum seekers after a shipwreck in which 300 people are feared dead, as divers prepared to resume their grim search.The operation...
BEIJING, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) — In his black coat and haloed by white hair Kenya Hara studied his latest renovation project Dashilar, one of the oldest hutong areas in Beijing, through hexagonal glasses. Under the auspices of Beijing Design Week, the Japanese graphic designer...
BANGKOK, Oct 06, (AFP) – A plane operated by Thai budget carrier Nok Air slipped off the runway while landing in a northeastern province Sunday, the airline said, the latest of several accidents at the kingdom’s airports The small aircraft, which was carrying...
BAGHDAD, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) — At least 78 people were killed and 166 others wounded in a wave of violent attacks across Iraq on Saturday, including a deadly suicide bombing targeting Shiite pilgrims in the capital city of Baghdad, the police and local media...
TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s Foreign Affairs department said late Saturday two Canadians held without charges for the past several weeks in Egypt have been released from prison. Lynne Yelich, a Canadian minister of consular affairs, said Canada welcomes the decision to release John Greyson,...
KABUL, Oct 06, (AFP) – Nominations for Afghanistan’s presidential elections were set to close on Sunday, with deals being cut among former warlords, veteran politicians and tribal leaders in a last-minute frenzy of political manoeuvring. At least three major contenders waited until the final...
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — 6 The U.S.-led international military coalition says four of its service members have been killed in southern Afghanistan and a military official confirms all were Americans killed by an improvised explosive device. NATO said in a statement that the four...
Biratnagar, Oct. 6. Chairman of the CPN (UML), Jhala Nath Khanal, has said a handful of incidents would have no effect in the Constituent Assembly (CA) election scheduled for November 19. Talking to journalists at a press meet here today, Khanal said Nepali people...
The memo demands guarantee of right to return home, initiative for tripartite meeting among Nepal, Bhutan and India, among others. The Committee also demanded to take concrete initiative saying no remarkable progress was made on the demand of returning home by Bhutanese refugees,...
Bhaktapur, Oct. 5: The printing of ballot papers for the upcoming Constituent Assembly (CA) election has started from Saturday. The Janak Education Materials Center (JEMC), Sanothimi Bhaktapur has begun the printing of ballot papers amidst special security, according to Center General Manager Anil Kumar...
Manthali, Oct. 5: At least four passengers were killed and a dozen others injured when a Sanghutar-bound bus (Na 2 Kha 7783) veered off the road and fell 150 metres from the road. The bus had come from Ramechhap district headquarters Manthali. Some 60...
Kathmandu, Oct. 5: Senior leader of the Unified CPN (Maoist), Dr. Baburam Bhattarai, has said election was the best alternative to consolidate people’s rights in the country. Leader Bhattarai said this while addressing the greetings exchange and poll publicity campaign organized here today by...